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10 Dark secrets about the Kim Jong Un, the maverick dictator of North Korea

By Andrew Alpin, 19 November 2017

7He has an aunt who is secretly living in the US

This is big news as it speaks of the hypocrisy of the Jong regime. It also proves that behind the smiles plastered on the face of the North Koreans and their proclamation of loyalty and love for their leader, lies a hidden fear that they may be compelled to do so or are brainwashed of course. The Washington Post conducted an interview in May 2016 with Little Kim’s aunt Ko Yong Sok who defected along with her husband form North Korea in the nineties. They lead a quiet life in New York although it was last rumored she was very sick or either dead. It is believed they also helped the CIA who helped get them to the US.

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8He studied in a private boarding school but was a dull student

Now this is interesting. It was confirmed from intelligence reports that Jong Un attended a prestigious boarding school in Switzerland where using a false name he also befriended Joao Micaelo the son of a Portuguese diplomat. Micaelo later revealed how he and Jong were dull students in the class and Jong showed little to prove he would be a leader of a nation one day. He also explained how Jong would struggle to respond to questions put forward by teachers especially in foreign language classes. He left school without any qualification.

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9He is best friends with Dennis Rodman

Kim Jong Un loved sports and basketball in school. He became a staunch friend of Dennis Rodman who also travelled to North Korea several times. Rodman a 56 year old retired basketball player feels Kim is a good kid and his last visit to meet the leader was in June 2017. Says Rodman "Every time I see him (Kim Jong-un), he’s always calm, he’s always smiling especially with his family, To me, in person, if you see him he’s just like anybody else.” Human rights groups in the US are trying hard to get Rodman removed from the basketball hall of fame which they feel will send a message that all Americans are united against the dictator’s regime.

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10He lives a life of luxury

Among dark secrets of Kim Jong Un which are obviously not so secret anymore is the fact that Private jets, designer cigarettes and imported caviar are all part of Jong’s secret luxury life while his people live a life of poverty. He spends $30 million on importing alchohol for his circle of cronies of which his favorite brand is Hennessy. His pork comes from Denmark while his caviar is sourced from Iran. He spends millions on food while in stark comparison a North Korean has to live on rations which in 2015 were just 250 grams of cereal. Most people in North Korea look chronically malnourished or undernourished. The majority of North Koreans are barred from using cell phones while their leader has his own private yacht.

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